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Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes - Page 17

In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done.

In anger nothing right nor judicious can be done.

"On Duties". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44 BC.

The first bond of society is marriage.

"De Officiis (On Duties)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book I, Chapter 17), 44 BC.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Harris Rackham (1977). “De Oratore: Book III”

The gods attend to great matters, they neglect small ones.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Harris Rackham (1972). “Academicae quaestiones”, Loeb Classical Library

There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.

"Epistles (Letters)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book IV, Chapter 5), 68-43 BC.

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace.

"Epistles (Letters)". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Book X, Chapter 20), 68-43 BC.

For one day spent well, and agreeably to your precepts, is preferable to an eternity of error.

Marcus Tullius Cicero (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Cicero (Illustrated)”, p.2708, Delphi Classics